Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs for the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the seriously injured in the Chamoli incident from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund: DM Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
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